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Yankee Elbert “Little Yank” Williams

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Yankee Elbert “Little Yank” Williams

Birth
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Death
1 Jul 2006 (aged 82)
Burial
Springfield, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Yankee E. Williams
SALLEY — Mr. Yankee E. "Little Yank" Williams, 82, died Saturday, July 1, 2006.

Mr. Williams was born in Orangeburg County, the son of the late Elbert R. and Bessie Bailey Williams. He was predeceased by his wife, Vivian Williams; brothers, L.B. Williams, Sr. and Kernel Williams; and sisters, Inez Moski and Elease Yon. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He graduated from Clemson in 1945 and held occupations of teaching, construction and farming.

Mr. Williams is survived by brother-in-law, Brodus Yon, Sr. of Salley; sisters-in-law, Lucille Williams of Wagener and Modist Smith of West Columbia; nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Monday, July 3rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main St. South, Wagener, SC (803) 564-5333. The funeral service will be Tuesday, July, 4th, at 11:00 a.m., also in the Chapel, with Reverends James Hunnicutt and Benny Williams officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

An online register is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.

«Obituary posted: July 3, 2006, The State
Yankee E. Williams
SALLEY — Mr. Yankee E. "Little Yank" Williams, 82, died Saturday, July 1, 2006.

Mr. Williams was born in Orangeburg County, the son of the late Elbert R. and Bessie Bailey Williams. He was predeceased by his wife, Vivian Williams; brothers, L.B. Williams, Sr. and Kernel Williams; and sisters, Inez Moski and Elease Yon. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He graduated from Clemson in 1945 and held occupations of teaching, construction and farming.

Mr. Williams is survived by brother-in-law, Brodus Yon, Sr. of Salley; sisters-in-law, Lucille Williams of Wagener and Modist Smith of West Columbia; nieces and nephews.

Visitation will be Monday, July 3rd, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Wagener Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main St. South, Wagener, SC (803) 564-5333. The funeral service will be Tuesday, July, 4th, at 11:00 a.m., also in the Chapel, with Reverends James Hunnicutt and Benny Williams officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.

An online register is available at www.blizzardfuneralhome.com.

«Obituary posted: July 3, 2006, The State

Gravesite Details

Mother was Bessie Bailey Williams; served in the US Army, WW2



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  • Created by: RO Williams
  • Added: Jan 9, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46488522/yankee_elbert-williams: accessed ), memorial page for Yankee Elbert “Little Yank” Williams (9 Feb 1924–1 Jul 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 46488522, citing Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Springfield, Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by RO Williams (contributor 47220617).